Salem elementary schools get state help for reading tutors

Parent reading tutor Caitlin Hardesty works with Jordan Fasel and Mia Martinez Cardenas during a Reading Results session at Highland Elementary School on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (RACHEL ALEXANDER/Salem Reporter)

More than 1,000 students in local elementary schools will get extra help from reading tutors starting in the fall.

The money is part of a statewide effort to improve Oregon’s dismal student reading scores by giving extra help to schools and districts struggling the most.

Salem-Keizer School District officials recently learned they would get a $1.5 million grant from the Oregon Department of Education to pay for reading tutoring programs over the next two years. 

4 Comments

  1. How does this differ from what Instructional Assistants already do on a daily basis?

  2. They may be learning to read, but is anyone teaching grammer ? “Tom got me a book” ???? Should be “Tom got a book for me.”

  4. Is there a way for retirees to volunteer their time to assist children in developing reading skills?

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